Two girls, 17 and 18 years old, were allegedly gangraped by five youths while they were sitting at a bench in a park with their male friends in Outer Delhi’s Aman Vihar on Thursday evening.
Police have nabbed four accused and one is still on the run. The five rape accused also attacked the girls’ male friends. later the two friends were taken to hospital where they are being treated.
According to a senior police official, the incident took place around 6 pm at an open agricultural field in the Aman Vihar where the two girls, accompanied by their male friends were sitting and chatting.
“Four youth passing by the open field saw the girls. Since it was dark, the group allegedly thought of taking advantage of the girls. The group approached the girls. When their male friends raised objection and told them to leave, they allegedly got into a heated argument and started beating the two male friends.
After which the four youths allegedly took the two girls to a nearby isolated spot and took turns to sexually assault them. After the act, the girls lay unconscious, after which the four youths fled from the spot, police said.
The girls regained conscious and somehow managed to reach their homes and narrated the ordeal to their parents. Based on their version, their family reportedly approached the Aman Vihar police station and registered an FIR.
Police said based on the statement of the two girls, a case was registered under relevant sections of the IPC and the medical examination of the girls confirmed sexual assault. Police said they have apprehended the four youths.